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Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025

Introduced: July 10, 2025 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

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Aug 8, 2025

Held at the desk.

Aug 8, 2025

Received in the House.

Aug 8, 2025

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Aug 1, 2025

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5475-5476)

Aug 1, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5475-5476)

Aug 1, 2025

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5475-5476)

Aug 1, 2025

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

May 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

May 7, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 3,680	Coons, Christopher A.	To make a technical correction.	Agreed to	Aug 1, 2025

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025

This bill makes several changes to the administration of bankruptcy cases, particularly by increasing certain fees, extending the sunset date of various fees, and extending the term of specified bankruptcy judgeships.

The bill increases the fees paid to the trustee in Chapter 7 (liquidation) cases.

The bill extends for an additional five years the fees paid quarterly to the U.S. trustee in Chapter 11 (reorganization) cases. The bill also increases the fee percentage for cases with large disbursements, subject to limitations.

Finally, temporary bankruptcy judgeships in various districts are extended for an additional five years.

What's happening now August 8, 2025

Held at the desk.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AQUIA GROUP, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES · Georgia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
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for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES · Georgia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
AQUIA GROUP, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES · Georgia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025

Cosponsors 10

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Jul 10, 2025

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Jul 10, 2025

Moody, Ashley

Florida · Jul 10, 2025

Scott, Rick

Florida · Jul 10, 2025

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · Jul 10, 2025

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jul 10, 2025

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Jul 10, 2025

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · May 7, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · May 7, 2025

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · May 7, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1659: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1659/

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"S. 1659: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1659/.

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S. 1659, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1659/.

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